Sophisticated Animal

Good morning Creative Friends.

How many of you buy a stamp set and have every intention of showing it all the love and attention it needs and then promptly put it in your stash and forget about it?  Come on, I know we all do this... so today's post is about one of those stamp sets, Sophisticated Animals SS-0300, by Fun Stampers Journey.

 

I wanted to use the animal heads right off the bat, but was a little intimidated by them at first so I used them to make a background for my first card.  Then I got brave and stamped the elephant head, mask it off and stamped the vest body with it.  I really wanted a saying that said "your an animal", but sorry to say there is not one (all though I told RG I totally needed one!)  Instead I used the saying "Let the adventure begin". 

The next card I created used the same set, but was totally in my comfort zone.  I mean, who doesn't like a sharp dressed man?  This would be perfect for the guy in your life, or for a invite for a girls night out?!!!!  I used my Striped Love background stamp, but didn't ink it up so it has a distressed "manly" look to it.

As always, here are the links to the products I used for todays cards.

Sophisticated Animals SS-0300, Ink Splat AT-0108, Begin Adventure AT-0194, Stripe Love SS-0181, Bike Life SS-0361, Journey Color Burst Pencils JM-0077, Journey Ovals Die, Dark Roast IP, Oatmeal Cookie IP, Dark Roast Silk, River Stone IP, Black Licorice IP, Oatmeal Cookie CS, Denim Days CS, Pomegranate Splash CS, Whip Cream CS, Catalina Splash CS, Black Licorice CS

Thanks for stopping by
Cindy

Technique Tuesday: Find Joy

Hello Creative Friends,

I have gotten settled in my new house and am ready to share and create again!!!  What better way to share then to show you a fast technique to make this stinking cute card.

 

In fact, you can create this card in 10 minutes or less!  Here is the video on how it is done.

 

 

Here is the list of all items I used to create this card:

Find Joy SS-0294, Ink Splat AT-0108, Punch Handle TO-0031, 1.75 Circle Punch TO-0016,

 2" scalloped Circle Punch TO-0043, 

Pink Bubble Gum Ink, Black Licorice Ink, Pink Bubble Gum CS, Black Licorice CS, Whip Cream CS, Brush Silver CS, Paper Clip Elements, Red Journey Twine, and Cut Rhinestones

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Cindy

 

Mini Make it Party

Hello Creative Friends.

Most Wednesdays I have a fun group of ladies come over to my home for a mini Make it Party. What's a Make it Party? It's a fun way to get your creative friends together to create a few projects. This week we are creating cards.

 This is one of the cards we made yesterday. Isn't it beautiful?  And I just love the message!  When you think about it, everyday is another chance to do things again.

Check out those Jewels!!! My friend Lori is came over today, so I made sure I include a few on the card- just so I didn't have to check her purse 😉  We added some Journey Glaze and Sparkle Dust to the Butterfly for even more bling.

So, make sure you live each day as a second chance to Make Amazing Happen!

If you are in the Southern Maryland area and would like to get a group of friends together for your own Make it Party, let me know, I would be happy to set one up for you.

Thanks for stopping by,

~Cindy~

 

All products used may be purchased on my Fun Stampers Journey Page.

 

Fun Stampers Journey products used.

 

Artful Butterfly Die     DI-0007

Media Artist Stamp     SS-0232

Text Happy Stamp     SS-0168

Ink Splat Stamp     AT-0108

Rainbow Drops     AC-0178

Journey Glaze     AD-0003

Journey Sparkle Dust     AC-0013

Butter Cream CS

Pretty Amethyst CS

River Stone CS

Black Licorice IP

River Stone IP

Sweet Pear IP

Pretty Amethyst Re inker

Blender Solution

Blender Brush 

Make it Monday: 12x12 Prom 2016 Layout

Hello Creative Friends!

Today's Make it Monday is a single page 12x12 Layout.  I chose the theme of my page to be Prom 2016 because my son is a senior this year and we have been getting ready by reserving a tux and ordering a corsage.

I started with a Whip Cream background and chose Black Licorice and Cool Pool as my secondary colors.  The small strips of black and white pattern is a retired paper (you know I have to use up those scraps!).

Don't you just love how elegant this dress is?!!!  It is from the Beautiful Bride set  that is in the Spring into Summer Mini, and I thought it would be perfect for this page.

See that butterfly, it is from the Summer Wings wood pieces from the new catalog.  Even better is that they are a Bloom Benefit that you receive with your $50 purchase!!!  Love getting rewarded for shopping!

I have listed the measurements and names of the products I used below.

Thanks for stopping by,
~Cindy~
Fun Stampers Journey Coach 344

All Fun Stampers Journey Products may be purchased from My Fun Stampers Journey Site.

Whip Cream CS 12x12, Ornate Labels, and 4x6 mat
Cool Pool CS  6"circle, Ornate Labels, Tattered Bloom Minis, title
Black Licorice CS  Ornate Label, 4-1/4 x 6-1/4, Tattered Bloom Minis
Pattern Paper (2) 11"X1"
Beautiful Bride     SS-0253
Ink Splat      AT-0108
Circle     SR-0001
Ornate Label      DI-0077
Cool Pool IP
Black Licorice IP
Cool Pool Silk     AC-0126
Pearls     AC-0024
Summer Wings     AC-0208

Make it Monday: Sweet Slice and a Chance to Win!!!

Hello Creative Friends.

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  I spent Saturday morning with my wonderful team for our monthly meeting. I had the pleasure of congratulating 2 of my local coaches on becoming Journey Leaders.   I get so excited when coaches promote!!!

Patricia Blackburn, Cindy Bristow, Charlotte Wilder

We also created several cards, one of which is my Make it Monday card.  A quick and simple card to send just to tell a friend Hi!... and guess what?- I used my favorite Doily die!!!!
 

 

I have posted a short video showing how I created this card.

 

Make sure you leave a comment for your chance to win this card!  I will draw the winner on Tuesday evening, April 5, 2016

Thanks for stopping by!

~Cindy~

 

All Products used for this card may be purchased On my Fun Stampers Journey Page!

 

Sweet Slice     SS-0212

Ink Splat     AT-0108

Doily Die     DI-0105

Bubble Gum Silk     IP-0092

Bubble Gum Thread     AC-0130

Bubble Gum Cardstock

Sweet Berry Cardstock

Sweet Pear Cardstock

Whip Cream Cardstock

Black Licorice Ink Pad

Sweet Berry Ink Pad

 

2 for Tuesday: Dino-Mite

Hello Creative Friends!  It's time for 2 for Tuesday where I take 1 stamp set and show you 2 different cards I created with it.  This week's stamp set is "Dino-Mite"

The first card is for a boy's birthday.  You could carry on the theme and actually create an entire birthday celebration with it.  Can't you just see little treat bags with this adorable T-Rex on them?
 

But who said girls wouldn't like a dinosaur card?  My second card is created for the girl who is into dinosaurs and wants her birthday party to be dinosaur themed.  I can see a bunch of little girls running around with pink capes that have dinosaur spikes sewn down the back of them!

How cute is this?  By pairing Watermelon Fusion with Sweet Pear and Kiwi Slice , the whole set goes from a little boy theme to a girl theme.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Cindy~

 

All of the products used may be purchased on my Fun Stampers Journey Page!

 

Dino-Mite     SS-0177

Cake Time     SS-0138

Ink Splat     AT-0108

Journey Circles Die     DI-0039

Journey Basics Pastels PP-0013

River Stone CS and re-inker

Beach Breeze CS and re-inker

Whip Cream CS

Watermelon Fusion CS and re-inker

Sweet Pear CS and re-inker

Kiwi Slice CS and re-inker

Oatmeal Cookie re-inker

Lovely Blue re-inker

Black Licorice ink pad

 

 

Make it Monday: Hope Rises

Happy Monday everyone!  Today's post features a stamp set out of the Spring Mini Catalog.  If you have been eyeballing anything in this catalog, you have until March 31 to order, after that the items are no longer available.

After I stamped the tulip vase image from the "Hope Rises" set and colored it, I cut it out so I could layer it onto a Cool Pool "Fancy Label" die cut.  I cut out another "Fancy Label" die, but this time I used Orange Creamcicle cardstock.  I stamped the Orange Creamcicle die with ink of the same color  and my "Canvas Prints" background stamp.  Isn't it awesome how it gives just a little texture to the die cut?!!!

Next I grabbed my "Ink Splat" stamp and my Lavender Fusion IP and added 3 splats to my card base.  I cut a lacy border strip using the "Border Details" die and adhered to my card base.  I also used some White Liner tape to adhere a piece  of "Tangerine Fusion Crimp" ribbon onto the card base.

I love doing loopy bows with our Journey Thread, just wrap it around 4 fingers, grab it in the middle and tie it with a seperate thread! And how cute is that "Clear Blooms Accent" flower with the purple candy dot to finish off this card?  The  sentiment is from the "P.S. Greetings" set. 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Cindy~

All of these product may be purchased at my Fun Stampers Journey page

Whip Cream card Base

Scrap of Whip Cream to stamp Tulips on

Orange Creamcicle Fancy Label die cut    DI-0035

Cool Pool Fancy Label die cut     DI-0035

Cool Pool Border Details die cut     DI-0147

Black Licorice IP

Purple IP

Hope Rises     SS-0244

Ink Splat     AT-0101

Canvas Prints     SS-0019

PS Greetings     SS-0172    

Tangerine Fusion Crimp ribbon     AC-0090

White thread     AC-0128

Clear Bloom Accent     AC-0067

Candy Minis     AC-0135

Technique Thursday: Ink Splat Background

Hi everyone!  Today I am sharing a fast and fun way to create a cool background that works for almost any style of card.

I started with a Whip Cream piece of cardstock.  I chose Bubble Gum ink, Bubble Gum Silk, and the "Ink Splat" AT-108 stamp.

I inked up my stamp and repeatedly stamped it on the cardstock.  Notice how I moved it around to get good coverage on the entire piece of cardstock.
 

Next I took the Bubble Gum Silk (make sure you shake it well so all of the sparkles are mixed up!) and tap it over your cardstock until you have the coverage you want.  I love how this background turned out!

I used this background in this cute Easter card that I am selling in my Etsy shop.  You can hop over there Here 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Cindy~

 

All Products used may be purchase from my Fun Stampers Journey page.

 

Ink Spat Stamp     AT-0108

Easter Bunny Stamp     AT-0053

Easter Wishes Stamp     SS-0243

Doily Die     DI-0105   (20% off the entire month of March 2016)

Bubble Gum Silk     IP-0092

Journey Sequins Pink World     AC-0112

Sweet Berry Crimp Ribbon     AC-0088

Bubble Gum Thread     AC-0130

 

Two for Tuesday Glass Blooms

Wow, what a difference a day makes!  Yesterday we had 24 degrees and snow, today is 43 and rain!  Still not Spring, but I will take it!

I am going to start something new here on Tuesdays, something I like to call 2 for Tuesday.  I will take 1 stamp and show you 2 different cards using that same stamp.  

Yesterday I showed you this card from February's Bloom Box using the dragonfly stamp.  

Today I created this card using the same layout and a similar color scheme.  

I wanted to show you that you can copy the Bloom Box cards and only change the colors to create cards that are fast and easy when you need a card quick!

On the second card I created today, I used a totally different layout and color scheme.  It is still a quick and easy card!  I mask off a center strip, sponged 3 colors of coordinating ink; Pineapple Smoothie, Pretty Amethyst, and Lavender Fusion. 

 

 I removed the masking tape, stamped the sentiment  and dragonflies, flicked some Gold Silk, used my Gold Shimmer Splash to paint their wings and added Journey Glaze and Sparkle dust for extra shimmer.

Remember  that the Glass Blooms set is only available now in the February Bloom Box.  If you don't get it this month, you will have to wait 3 months until it is available to non Bloom Box members!

Thanks for stopping by,

~Cindy~

 

Fun Stampers Journey Product used and are available Here 

 

February Bloom Box

Ink Spat     AT-0108

Greet and Shout     SS-0043

Celebrate Tomorrow     SS-0151

Cool Pool Silk

Gold Silk

Shimmer Gold Splash

Better with Wine

I am enjoying the long holiday weekend with the family... and a little time in my craft room.  Yesterday was spent staining the backyard fence ( I am almost finished with the back section!!!!) and surfing the blog-o-sphere for challenges,
which brought me to Stamp Ink Paper and this challenge.

So, after a long day of pretending to be the Karate Kid- paint the fence .... I sat on my back deck and enjoyed a glass of wine... (ok, it was a cold beer, but the wine goes better with the post), and thought about what to create.

 

I used Black Licorice cardstock and ink, Whip Cream cardstock, and for my pop of color I used Cranberry Bliss ink.  I really like my  Cheveron Trail background stamp.  I will let you in a little secret- I cut it up!!!! Yes , I know that is a scary thought, but that way I get more use out of it.  I cut it up in sections- one stripe,  two stripes, and three stripes.  That way I can use it for different patterns or put it all back together for a whole background.

 

 

My focal point is done with 2 of Fun Stampers Journey ATC stamps. Love this stamps- they are a great price point  and there are plenty of options!  The background is Ink Splat stamped in Cranberry Bliss, and the wine stamp is Wine a Bit .  I love how versatile the Ink Splat stamp is- you can use it to create a background or to color an image with.  In my opinion, it is one of those must have stamps.

 

 

I finished of my creation with some loops of May Art burlap twine ( you can get some over in my Etsy store) and then I added some Journey glaze to the wine bottle and glasses.

 

Thanks for stopping by

~Cindy~